The Jam | Koudlam

The French symphonic composer Koudlam is known for his otherworldly electronic beats, pulled from classical music to tribal, creating a psychedelic something from the future, maybe even space. Here he offers up this week’s playlist, which ranges from David Bowie to the relatively unknown Japanese musical cult Geinoh Yamashirogumi, headed by the scientist Tsutomu Ohashi. Sean Hanratty was introduced to Koudlam, which is French slang for “knife stab,” through the very talented visual artist Cyprien Gaillard, with whom Koudlam regularly collaborates. (Gaillard’s “Fight Club”-esque film, “Desniansky Raion,” which Koudlam scored, was coveted at the 2007 Basel Art Fair.) “I have been a huge fan of Koudlam’s for so many years,” says Hanratty of Koudlam, who is constantly traveling around the world, a hobby that no doubt influences his music. “His music has this immediate sensibility that is beautiful and detached.”